Yellowwood Coral

Lucy Slivinski

2006

Scrap metal and bicycle frames

Columbus Recycling Center

Whirling forms of reclaimed steel—basketball hoops, snowplow blades, and bicycle parts—fuse into a coral-like sculpture. Inspired by fungal growths in Yellowwood Forest, the piece celebrates reuse and the vitality of nature.

Lucy Slivinski (b. 1958) is a Chicago artist who transforms discarded materials into dynamic sculptures exhibited across the U.S. and internationally.